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Editorial
August 23, 1951
The Camas Hot Springs Exchange
Hot Springs, Camas, Sanders County, Montana
What is this article about?
Editorial calls on 25 million U.S. hunters and fishermen to follow wildlife regulations, stressing that personal cooperation is essential to sustain America's unique conservation heritage for future generations, beyond what officials can achieve alone.
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Depends On You
The fate of your wildlife—of your outdoor recreation—depends upon you more than it does upon the elected and employed officials of the state and federal conservation agencies. They can make rules and regulations designed to protect the resource—they can do their best to enforce them; but unless you 25 million hunters and fishermen in these United States co-operate and do something on your own, the case will eventually be hopelessly lost.
The chap who shoots more birds than his limit, or who takes more fish than the regulations prescribe is not being smart and fooling the game warden. Instead, he is robbing his son and his son's son of one of the finest things that America has provided for its people. He is helping to bring to an end the success of a plan that has never survived in any other heavily populated country. He is contributing to the downfall of one of the greatest heritages that we have—one that folks all over the world envy and admire.
He is not cheating that "nosey game warden"—the wildlife does not belong to him. Rather the man who violates the game laws is cheating those millions of young Dickies and Johnnys and Joes and Georges and Dorises and Marys and Myrtles who would also like some day to take part in that great American experiment.
The fate of your wildlife—of your outdoor recreation—depends upon you more than it does upon the elected and employed officials of the state and federal conservation agencies. They can make rules and regulations designed to protect the resource—they can do their best to enforce them; but unless you 25 million hunters and fishermen in these United States co-operate and do something on your own, the case will eventually be hopelessly lost.
The chap who shoots more birds than his limit, or who takes more fish than the regulations prescribe is not being smart and fooling the game warden. Instead, he is robbing his son and his son's son of one of the finest things that America has provided for its people. He is helping to bring to an end the success of a plan that has never survived in any other heavily populated country. He is contributing to the downfall of one of the greatest heritages that we have—one that folks all over the world envy and admire.
He is not cheating that "nosey game warden"—the wildlife does not belong to him. Rather the man who violates the game laws is cheating those millions of young Dickies and Johnnys and Joes and Georges and Dorises and Marys and Myrtles who would also like some day to take part in that great American experiment.
What sub-type of article is it?
Wildlife Conservation
Personal Responsibility
What keywords are associated?
Wildlife Preservation
Game Laws
Hunters Responsibility
Future Generations
Outdoor Recreation
What entities or persons were involved?
Hunters And Fishermen
Game Wardens
Conservation Agencies
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Individual Responsibility For Preserving Wildlife
Stance / Tone
Moral Exhortation Urging Cooperation
Key Figures
Hunters And Fishermen
Game Wardens
Conservation Agencies
Key Arguments
Officials Make Rules But Cannot Enforce Without Public Cooperation
Violating Limits Robs Future Generations Of Wildlife Heritage
Game Laws Protect A Unique American Success Not Seen In Other Countries
Violators Cheat Future Children From Participating In Outdoor Recreation